SNOW27-- Traffic moves freely during the morning rush hour along U.S. 36, in Broomfield, the day after as heavy snow blankets the Front Range. RJ Sangosti/ The Denver Post

(jp)cdspringstorm03: Their were some light snow flurries early Friday morning in the Denver metro area. Photo of snow covered tables in front of Tokyo Joe's at Independence Plaza16th st. Mall. Photograph on March 26, 2009. John Prieto / The Denver Post.

(jp)cdspringstorm06: Their were some light snow flurries early Friday morning in the Denver metro area. Photo of the big blue bear at the Colorado Convention Center, at 14th and Stout St. Photograph on March 26, 2009. John Prieto / The Denver Post.

dia_nwa_02 -- After Thursday's winter storm travelers return to DIA on Friday morning to make connecting flights. Here travelers make their way through a TSA checkpoint Friday morning.

Wintery weather has cleared out of Colorado for the weekend, with sunny skies forecast for Denver on Saturday and just a slight chance of showers in the city Sunday.

The weekend weather will be in stark contrast to Thursday’s big storm.

Cities, businesses, school districts and highways along the Front Range shut down Thursday as a blizzard dumped more than a foot of snow in some areas, and many organizations remained closed this morning or planed late starts today.

Douglas County Schools, among others, were closed today for those student tracks not on spring break, but Colorado State University in Fort Collins was operating on a regular schedule.

Long lines at Denver International Airport were the norm this morning as the airport tried to catch up with flights that were canceled Thursday.

Snow plows hit the highways again today, especially in the metro area, where 90 trucks — a full staff — were working to remove snow and icy rut patches, said Bob Wilson, a Colorado Department of Transportation spokesman.

Westminster reported 17 inches of snow Thursday, and Nederland, in the mountains west of Boulder, reported 12 inches of snow as did Greeley.

The U.S. Postal Service completed most of its rounds Thursday through the storm but fell a little short in parts of Denver, where it delivered 90 percent of its daily load, said Al DeSarro, a Postal Service spokesman. In Boulder and some other parts of the northern suburbs, which were hit hard by the storm, the delivery rate was 85 percent.

In Denver today, occasional light snow let up this morning as skies gradually cleared. Today’s high temperature in the city should be about 36 degrees.

Saturday in Denver should be mostly sunny, with a high temperature near 43 degrees, the weather service said.

Cloudy skies over Denver on Sunday will bring a 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon as the high temperature hits 53 degrees, according to the weather service.

Kieran Nicholson covers breaking news for The Denver Post. He started at the Post in 1986, at the old building on 15th and California streets. Nicholson has covered a variety of beats including suburbs, courts, crime and general assignment.

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